of germans favoured banning scientology ; a poll conducted in september 2008 by der sp ##ieg ##el found 67 % support for a ban . german scholars such as brig ##itte sc ##hon and gerald will ##ms have commented that rhetoric dominates public discourse around scientology in germany : in their view , efforts to " frame " information in such a way as to shape opinion have long been more important than the underlying realities . in sc ##hon ' s words , this includes both the " efforts of german politicians to enhance their popularity with strong @ - @ word ##ed statements " and " scientology ' s efforts to present itself as the victim of un ##just persecution " ; commenting on foreign reporting
of germans favoured banning scientology ; a poll conducted in september 2008 by der spiegel found 67 % support for a ban. german scholars such as brigitte schon and gerald willms have commented that rhetoric dominates public discourse around scientology in germany : in their view, efforts to " frame " information in such a way as to shape opinion have long been more important than the underlying realities. in schon's words, this includes both the " efforts of german politicians to enhance their popularity with strong @ - @ worded statements " and " scientology's efforts to present itself as the victim of unjust persecution " ; commenting on foreign reporting